I'm No Different. ( ChaeYu / ChaeTzu )

32. Take Back

"Borgin N' Burkes..." She whispered but immediately shut up when she heard shuffling so she closed the door.

"Do you have the sparklers, smokes, and hallucinative concoctions?" A stern and yet very familiar male voice asked. 

"Of course, Master Im..." A raspy yet slower voice said, Tzuyu assumed is the Shopkeeper's. "Your companions came here earlier today to confirm the plans..."

"Good, see to it that everything is not found," Mr.Im said, "This riot will finally get my brother in-law out of that blasted prison...hopefully, he can be somewhat proud of his child...even if she isn't a Slytherin."

"Do not worry Master...blood is the strongest bond of all..." The Shopkeeper rasped. 

"Of course! Have a good night," Her Uncle said and she can hear his foot steps faded away and the door bell jingled at his exit. 

She decided to wait a few minutes longer and as she sits there, she accidentally dozed off.

She awakes for a second time that morning and panics; she forgot where she was. When she comes to her senses and remembers everything, she turns to where she originally came from and stumbles out of the wardrobe. She silently closes the wardrobe behind her and walks out towards what she remembered to be the entrance/exit area. She has to get to the Great Hall, she has no idea how long she was out.

"Shoot...I can't tell them I went out again," She bites her lip as the door to the room appears in front of her. "Not yet at least."

When she gets to the Great Hall, she makes eye contact with Chaeyoung and the short girl stands up. The others look at her, startled, but follow her gaze and lock their own gazes on the tall thirteen year old.

"You're late, Chou Tzuyu," Jihyo asks as she sits down across from Chaeyoung. "Where have you been?"

"I was at Hagrid's helping with the Bowtruckle's in the Dark Forest," she says and Chaeyoung frowns.

"You did that last night though," The shorter girl says and Tzuyu's face remains stoic but she could see panic flash in her eyes.

"I went back early because I left my wand out there," Tzuyu whispers and Jeongyeon snickers as Jihyo shakes her head.

"You have to keep better track of your stuff," Jihyo sighs and they hand her a plate. 

Chaeyoung doesn't take her eyes off of the taller girl throughout breakfast and Tzuyu, who is usually good at lying, is cracking under the patient and persistent gaze of Son Chaeyoung. When they finish their breakfast and break away to get ready for their first class, Chaeyoung follows her. 

"What are you doing, Chaeng?" Tzuyu asks and the shorter girl steps in front of her.

"We have the same first period class today," She answers before asking a question of her own, "What are you hiding?"

"Nothing, Chae," Tzuyu insists, "I really did go to get my wand that I left with the bowtruckles."

"Yeah, no, what are you doing, Tzu?" Chaeyoung asks and Tzuyu sighs. She doesn't have the heart to keep a secret from Chaeyoung.

"I followed Alexander to, what I think, is the Room of Requirement," Tzuyu whispers and Chaeyoung's eyes widen. 

"You found the room and Alexander? What was he doing? Did he have the box?" Chaeyoung asks and Tzuyu pulls them into a side hall. 

"I think he put the boxes in there and he's helping Lilith Garnier solve her box," Tzuyu whispers and Chaeyoung frowns.

"Why would he help a girl from another school? It's school against school in a friendly competition," Chaeyoung asks, clearly annoyed. 

"Cause he's a nut that doesn't care about anyone else and just wants to see us go down," Tzuyu scowls and they continue walking to class. 

"So, why didn't you tell the others the truth earlier?" Chaeyoung asks. 

"Because this isn't the first time I went out early trying to find Alexander," The taller girl answers, "First time, Jihyo found me, second time, Nayeon found me, and third time, Jeongyeon was waiting for me...with Sana and Mina."

"They're just worried about you," Chaeyoung squeezes her best friend's shoulder as they enter the classroom, "You're usually not reckless but when it comes to us, you go all out."

"Should I not?" Tzuyu asks, her head tilts as she looks at Chaeyoung. 

"Of course you should but you need to control it," Chaeyoung squeezes her forearm this time, "You're smart and talented so I don't want you getting into any trouble or dying."

"I won't die," Tzuyu rolls her eyes and Chaeyoung raises an eyebrow. 

"Sure, Tzu," Chaeyoung sighs, "Just, tell them later what you discovered, ok?"

"Yeah I will," Tzuyu says, "Hopefully they won't be mad."

"Ya know, I want to be mad," Nayeon says at the lake after lunch, "But that is very useful information."

"You better stay in bed tonight," Jihyo waves her index finger at Tzuyu and the younger girl chuckles nervously. 

"So the two are working together, huh?" Jeongyeon shakes her head, "Who would have thought?"

"So she hasn't solved her box and basically stole Nayeon's notes?" Dahyun asks and they all nod. 

"Only thing is, I discovered what it is but I don't have my box..." Nayeon sighs and they all blink. 

"What? You did?" They turned to Nayeon who nodded. 

"Yup, it's coordinates," She explains, "I didn't even have time to really write anything useful down before they knocked me out so they have our old notes...they didn't even take the books I took a look at to get to the conclude that it's coordinates."

"Are you sure it's coordinates?" Mina asks. 

"Yup, the firework spell is the only hint we have and the things on the box are images of a place," Nayeon says, "I'm sure of it but I can't remember the exact images because I haven't looked at it in a couple of days."

"That's alright," Jihyo says, "All we have to do is get the box back."

"How will we do that?" Momo asks, "I heard the Room of Requirement only opens for those who need it."

"Well, I need it so I'm sure it'll open to where I want it to be," Nayeon says and they all look at each other before eventually nodding in agreement. They huddle up into a discussion circle, whispering and pointing between one another. When they were done planning, one thing was for certain: it was time to take back the box.

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Ahhhhh, I'm sorry this chapter took so long to make and release! 

I was like half blind for two days because of my migraines and I also had to catch up on school work! 

Thank you for reading! I'll be sure to post as often as I can! At least once or twice a week!